Kent Murphy

Air Force Academy class of ‘80/ret. Colonel/Head & Neck surgeon/Academy premed advisor/F-16 flight surgeon/writes STEM children’s adventure books/single

[Kent Murphy @murphy37213]

SAVE USAFA... Before it's too late!

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[Alan Smith @AlanJLSmith]

Suppose that once a week, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to £100.

If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this:

The first four men (the poorest) would pay nothing.

The fifth would pay £1.

The sixth would pay £3.

The seventh would pay £7.

The eighth would pay £12.

The ninth would pay £18.

And the tenth man (the richest) would pay £59.　

So, that’s what they decided to do.

The ten men drank in the bar every week and seemed quite happy with the arrangement until, one day, the owner caused them a little problem.

“Since you are all such good customers,” he said, “I’m going to reduce the cost of your weekly beer by £20.”

Drinks for the ten men would now cost just £80.

The group still wanted to pay their bill the way we pay our taxes.

So the first four men were unaffected.

They would still drink for free but what about the other six men?

The paying customers? How could they divide the £20 windfall so that everyone would get his fair share?

They realized that £20 divided by six is £3.33, but if they subtracted that from everybody’s share then not only would the first four men still be drinking for free but the fifth and sixth man would each end up being paid to drink his beer.　

So, the bar owner suggested that it would be fairer to reduce each man’s bill by a higher percentage.

They decided to follow the principle of the tax system they had been using and he proceeded to work out the amounts he suggested that each should now pay.

And so, the fifth man, like the first four, now paid nothing (a 100% saving).

The sixth man now paid £2 instead of £3 (a 33% saving).

The seventh man now paid £5 instead of £7 (a 28% saving).

The eighth man now paid £9 instead of £12 (a 25% saving).

The ninth man now paid £14 instead of £18 (a 22% saving).

And the tenth man now paid £49 instead of £59 (a 16% saving).　

Each of the last six was better off than before with the first four continuing to drink for free.　

But, once outside the bar, the men began to compare their savings. “I only got £1 out of the £20 saving,” declared the sixth man. He pointed to the tenth man, “but he got £10!“　

“Yeah, that’s right,” exclaimed the fifth man. “I only saved a £1 too. It’s unfair that he got ten times more benefit than me!”　

“That’s true!” shouted the seventh man. “Why should he get £10 back, when I only got £2? The wealthy get all the breaks!”　

“Wait a minute,” yelled the first four men in unison, “we didn’t get anything at all. This new tax system exploits the poor!”

The nine men surrounded the tenth and beat him up.　

The next week the tenth man didn’t show up for drinks, so the nine sat down and had their beers without him.

But when it came time to pay the bill, they discovered something important – they didn’t have enough money between all of them to pay for even half of the bill!　

And that’s how it works.

Tax them too much, attack them for being wealthy and they just might not show up anymore. In fact, they might start drinking overseas, where the atmosphere is somewhat friendlier.　

For those who understand, no explanation is needed.

For those who do not understand, no explanation is possible.

[Kent Murphy @murphy37213]

Inside the USAFA Faculty Crisis: Cuts, Cover-Ups, and an Impossible Replacement Plan

50+ faculty already gone. 40–50 more at risk. And no evidence that qualified military replacements even exist.
USAFA is now risking basic accreditation and potentially the loss of D1 athletics — unprecedented in the history of America’s service academies.

#saveafacademy.com

[Kent Murphy @murphy37213]

@RepThomasMassie

Congressman Massie —

I’m Col (Ret) Kent Murphy, USAFA ’80. Senior leadership at the Air Force Academy has forced department chairs to sign illegal NDAs silencing them from reporting major academic failures, loss of civilian PhD faculty, and a growing accreditation risk — none of which involves classified material.

Loss of accreditation would mean USAFA cannot grant bachelor’s degrees and cannot participate in Division I athletics — something unheard of in the history of America’s service academies.

The process of losing accreditation is already well underway. USAFA is currently under siege with its second deadly serious HLC complaint in just six weeks. Where there’s smoke, there’s fire— and if the HLC doesn’t ruin the Academy, this IG whistleblower case almost certainly will.

That is, unless men of principle and courage, who cannot be bought, step in now to put out the fire before it’s too late.

This situation is exactly the kind of government suppression of lawful speech you’ve consistently challenged during your time n Congress.

I filed an IG complaint today.

May I send you a detailed briefing explaining why this began at the Air Force Academy, and how it’s already spreading to the other two?

West Point, Annapolis and the Air Force Academy have served the nation for a combined 470 years. Will theft survive the next 3??

— Col (Ret) Kent R. Murphy, MD
615-483-8966

[Kent Murphy @murphy37213]

Inside the USAFA Faculty Crisis: Cuts, Cover-Ups, and an Impossible Replacement Plan

50+ faculty already gone. 40–50 more at risk. And no evidence that qualified military replacements even exist.
USAFA is now risking basic accreditation and potentially the loss of D1 athletics — unprecedented in the history of America’s service academies.

#saveafacademy.com

[Kent Murphy @murphy37213]

Documentation available on request. This is legit and serious .
This is not rumor — the Denver Post has already confirmed the exodus in an investigative news report just last week.
The Higher Learning Commission that accredits the Air Force Academy ( plus 950 others like Notre Dame, Ohio Stare,Michigan, etc) now has TWO active formal complaints!!

[Kent Murphy @murphy37213]

🚨 UNPRECEDENTED MELTDOWN AT THE U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY 🚨

**50+ USAFA faculty already gone.
40–50 more on the chopping block.
ZERO evidence of qualified replacements.

And now the Academy is risking BASIC ACCREDITATION and D1 ATHLETICS —
something that has NEVER happened in the history of America’s service academies.**

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[Kent Murphy @murphy37213]

Inside the USAFA Faculty Crisis: Cuts, Cover-Ups, and an Impossible Replacement Plan

50+ faculty already gone. 40–50 more at risk. And no evidence that qualified military replacements even exist.
USAFA is now risking basic accreditation and potentially the loss of D1 athletics — unprecedented in the history of America’s service academies.

#saveafacademy.com

[Kent Murphy @murphy37213]

USAFA Faculty Losses and Academic Oversight Crisis

On August 7, 2025, during a public meeting of the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Board of Visitors, Superintendent Lt. Gen. Anthony Bauernfeind stated that the Academy will attempt to replace massive civilian faculty losses by recruiting active-duty and reserve military personnel through the Air Force Personnel Center. According to reporting by KOAA News5, he confirmed “140 civilian positions, including over 50 faculty and academic staff” are already being cut.

His public remark was explicit:
“While not a direct one-to-one pathway, we have been working with the Department of the Air Force and Air Force Personnel Center … to bring in military members … that have the requisite academic credentials to continue the academic rigor at the United States Air Force Academy.”

The problem is simple and undeniable: there is no evidence such military personnel exist in the required numbers, disciplines, or levels of scholarly readiness. And the Superintendent has provided none.

The “plan” he described is not supported by data, personnel inventories, discipline-by-discipline needs assessments, or any clear method for preserving academic oversight in USAFA’s STEM programs. Without that oversight, the Academy’s accreditation—and the technical preparation of future Air and Space Force officers—is at serious risk.

The operational Air Force is currently facing crisis-level shortages of PhD-level expertise in artificial intelligence, hypersonic weaponry, and satellite and space operations. These are not surplus specialists waiting in the wings—they are already stretched to the breaking point supporting real-world missions. Pulling them out of operational commands to backfill academic losses is not just unrealistic; it is dangerous.

In short:
•The Academy has lost over 50 faculty and academic staff already.
•Another 40–50 civilian educators may be forced out next.
•The Superintendent has offered no verifiable plan showing who will replace them or how the Academy will maintain academic oversight of its STEM degrees.

The Higher Learning Commission, members of Congress, alumni, and the American public deserve transparency. They deserve to see hard numbers, credible staffing plans, and a realistic explanation of how the Academy intends to educate officers in an era defined by AI, hypersonic weaponry, and space warfare.

Right now, that evidence has not been provided.

[Kent Murphy @murphy37213]

@TuckerCarlson

THIS IS A NATIONAL SECURITY CRISIS!!

The U.S. Air Force Academy is eliminating up to 40% of its civilian academic faculty — the core of its STEM and science instruction.

The risk of losing academic accreditation is real.
Division I sports status is endangered.

This is how America’s service academies fall from within.
West Point and Annapolis are next.

@TuckerCarlson

[Kent Murphy @murphy37213]

@libsoftiktok — this deserves attention…seriously

The Air Force Academy now faces basic accreditation risk after eliminating up to 40% of its civilian academic faculty.

If accreditation slips:
– No Bachelor of Science degrees
– No Division I sports
– No recruiting pipeline
– No credibility as a commissioning source

This is institutional collapse in real time.
West Point and Annapolis won’t be far behind.

[Kent Murphy @murphy37213]

@EndWokeness — Americans need to see this.

USAFA is eliminating up to 40% of its civilian academic faculty — the people who actually teach the science and engineering backbone of the Academy.

The risk of losing academic accreditation is real.
If accreditation goes, Division I sports goes with it.

This is a collapse happening in plain sight.
And if this stands, West Point and Annapolis are next.

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@4thOfJuly365 Yessir

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@WHLeavitt OMG…yes!!

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@ML3democrats HELL NO!’

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@SaveAmericaNew Yes